There was a car in front of me that was making weird movements, so it was scary.
The car that was running before mine was moving about in a strange way, so I was scared.
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① "There was a car in front of me that was making weird movements,"=「私の前にいた車は変な動作をしていた、」
"so it was scary."=「なので怖かった。」
② "The car that was running before mine was moving about in a strange way,"=「私の前に走っている車は変な動きをしていた、」
"so I was scared."=「なので、私は怖かった。」
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